Jim Rutherfords worst move as a penguin

Équipe: 2019-20 Penguins de Pittsburgh

Date de création initiale: 17 juin 2020

Publié: 17 juin 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

The trade at the time looked really questionable. Why drop 20 spots in the draft to acquire Ryan Reaves? And on top of that... why on EARTH draft Lauzon at 51st overall when he was ranked at #143 overall by Central Scouting. If the Pens drafted Studnika or Ian Mitchell it would've looked a lot better.

As the trade aged it just got worse and worse. At the time, Sundqvist never projected to become a legit NHL player yet now hes a solid third liner. The 51st overall pick (Zach Lauzon) had concussion issues and was forced to retire. Ryan Reaves was a flop in Pittsburgh. Finally, Klim Kostin looks like a very solid forward prospect and has a legitimate chance of going pro. Thats why I view this as the worst move Rutherford has made. While Johnson signing is a close second, at least we didn't trade assets for him. Not one part of this trade has worked out for pit and St Louis made out like bandits. Also, for simplify im assuming that the Pens would've drafted Kostin, but I think its very possible if they kept 31st overall they would've drafted Timmons or Hauge, both infinitely better than Lauzon. Kostin could've developed into a great winger for either Sid or malkin though.